Can you remember what you were listening to in 2016? It was a different world, an end of an era, a sad time, in fact, a shit year, some might say–we say it pretty unequivocally. But the music we listened to provided an escape, relief, and sometimes just a pleasant enough distraction. Join us on this (brief) trip down memory lane!

SONGS:

Julia Jacklin: Pool Party (2016)

Gal Costa: Vou Recomeçar (1969)

RESOURCES AND REFERENCES:

Pitchfork The 100 Best Songs of 2016

Solange: Cranes in the Sky

What Are The Filming Locations of Solange's Latest Album?

Pitchfork’s Ryan Schreiber shaped Internet music journalism and now leaves it behind (2019)

NPR Obituary for Gal Costa (2022)

Interview with Gal Costa (2020)

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